Elyse Raby

An Ecumenical Priesthood

Theology

“In this exploratory work, Rahner reflects on the church’s own life and sacramental practice, carefully distinguishing between the ius divinum and the ius humanum in order to allow the Catholic Church to recognize sacramental and saving grace outside its own canonical norms. Rahner’s work on this question of ecumenical importance is a timely resource for thinking more expansively, creatively, and flexibly about the norms governing ordained sacramental ministry within the Catholic Church today. Rinderknecht’s introduction to his translation is an indispensable map guiding the reader through Rahner’s ‘journey into the blue’ on this quaestio disputata.”